Laundry basket and handle therefor

US5133472A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Mobil Oil Corporation · US

Inventors

• Walter Koda · Brookfield, US
• Paul Santarisiero · Avon, US
• William Seabolt · Pickerington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 31, 1990
• Grant date: Jul 28, 1992
• Expiry date: Oct 31, 2010

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D25/30
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A laundry basket and a handle assembly therefor are disclosed. The laundry basket includes a walled container including a peripheral rim and a hand opening adjacent the rim. A handle extends about the rim and through the hand opening. The handle is preferably constructed from two pieces which are snapped together above and below the rim. Each piece includes a curved exterior surface to facilitate lifting and carrying the basket. The rim of the basket preferably includes an opening above the hand opening to facilitate the interlocking of the upper and lower pieces forming the handle.